Tbn.

Brit.

/ˌtiːˈbiː/, U.S.

/ˌtiˈbi/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: terbium n.

Etymology: Symbolic abbreviation for terbium n.

Chemistry.

The element terbium.

ΚΠ

1847 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 6 484 (table) Terbium. Tb.

1879 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 36 114 Terbium sulphate, Tb₂(SO₄)₃8H₂O, forms colourless crystals.

1922 Sci. Abstr. A. 25 121 Exner and Haschek..ascribed a number of lines in the Tb spectrum to a hypothetical element E between Gd and Tb.

1978 H. M. Rosenberg Solid State (ed. 2) ix. 204 Gd is ferromagnetic, but the heavier rare earth metals from Tb to Tm show complex behaviour.

2007 Inorg. Chem. Communications 10 1091/1 Recently, Eu³⁺ and Tb³⁺ complexes with benzoic acid and its derivatives have attracted considerable attention.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

T.B.

T.B. n. torpedo-boat.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > torpedo boat

torpedo boat1810

torpedo-vessel1877

torpedo craft1885

torpedo destroyer1896

T.B.1897

mosquito boat1911

oily wad1925

MTB1936

PT boat1941

torpilleur1950

1897T.B. [see T.B.D. n.].

a1912 W. T. Rogers Dict. Abbrev. (1913) 187/1 T.B.,..torpedo boat.

1925 R. H. Bacon Naval Scrap-bk. x. 144 In the 1895 manœuvres, when I was a Lieutenant of just under twelve years' seniority, I was appointed in command of No. 94 T.B.

1938 Jane's Fighting Ships 140 A number of the M.T.B.'s of the Thornycroft type are still in existence.

1977 Preston & Brown tr. Jentschura's Warships Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945 ix. 124 TBs. 1–4 were modelled by Sir Edward Reed on the RN 100ft type. They were assembled in Japan.

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T.B.

T.B. n. Treasury Bill (cf. T-Bill n. at Initialisms 2 below).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > other promissory notes or bills

warrant1433

assignmentc1460

policy1623

navy bill1679

redraft1682

tally of pro1691

bank bill1694

bank seal bill1696

chequer-bill1697

assignation1704

chequer-note1705

mint bill1707

transport debenture1707

transport-bill1710

loan-bill1722

treasury note1756

tin bill1778

treasury-bill1798

rescription1800

short bill1808

treasury-warrant1834

sight bill1853

short-paper1912

treasuries1922

T.B.1936

T.D.R.1948

T-Bill1982

1936 Financial Times 20 Nov. 1/1 3 months *T.B.—*£0 10 6·24 pc.

1971 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) 26 Feb. 661/1 National has about R25m of TBs on its book.

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T.B.

T.B. n. (also t.b.) tuberculosis; T.B.-tested adj., (of an animal) tested to establish the absence of tuberculosis; also (U.S. slang), a confidence trickster (see quot. 1930).

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > [noun] > tuberculosis

decline1783

tubercle1795

tuberculation1822

tuberculization1823

tubercularization1839

tuberculosis1839

tuberculocele1858

white plague1860

tuberculid1868

tuberculoderma1881

white scourge1895

tubercule1901

white death1901

T.B.1912

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > confidence trickster

magsman1822

confidence man1849

con artist1878

con man1889

T.B.1912

payoff man1927

pay-off1928

samfie1929

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > free from disease > specific

cleanc1384

unpaining1634

unpalsied?a1656

unhypochondriacous1683

unmortified1732

ungangrened1753

uninflameda1793

uncrippleda1800

unbilified1823

unparalysed1888

uncramped1899

T.B.-tested1951

1912 D. Lowrie My Life in Prison iv. 33 He's doin' 35 years an' has the T.B.

1921 A. Mason Flying Bo'sun ii. 19 Their mother died two years ago... The doctor said it was T.B.

1930 J. Lait Big House i. 7 A confidence (or ‘con’) man is a ‘T.B.’, (‘con’ is short and slang for consumption, and ‘T.B.’ is ditto for tuberculosis).

1932 U. Sinclair Candid Reminisc. x. 88 The old captain was ill of TB.

1942 C. Himes in Crisis Oct. 314/1 Men..of all stages of deterioration—drifters and hop-heads and tb's and beggars and bums and bindle-stiffs and big sisters.

1951 J. Cannan And All I Learned x. 180 We've our own cows, T.B. tested and so beautifully kept.

1957 ‘S. Smith’ Not Waving but Drowning 38 I lay with my young bride in my arms, A girl with t.b.

1974 M. Butterworth Man in Sopwith Camel ii. 26 They wouldn't take me 'cos I'd had a touch of TB.

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n.1847

as lemmas

单词	tb
释义	Tbn. Brit. /ˌtiːˈbiː/, U.S. /ˌtiˈbi/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: terbium n. Etymology: Symbolic abbreviation for terbium n. Chemistry. The element terbium. ΚΠ 1847 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 6 484 (table) Terbium. Tb. 1879 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 36 114 Terbium sulphate, Tb₂(SO₄)₃8H₂O, forms colourless crystals. 1922 Sci. Abstr. A. 25 121 Exner and Haschek..ascribed a number of lines in the Tb spectrum to a hypothetical element E between Gd and Tb. 1978 H. M. Rosenberg Solid State (ed. 2) ix. 204 Gd is ferromagnetic, but the heavier rare earth metals from Tb to Tm show complex behaviour. 2007 Inorg. Chem. Communications 10 1091/1 Recently, Eu³⁺ and Tb³⁺ complexes with benzoic acid and its derivatives have attracted considerable attention. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas T.B. T.B. n. torpedo-boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > torpedo boat torpedo boat1810 torpedo-vessel1877 torpedo craft1885 torpedo destroyer1896 T.B.1897 mosquito boat1911 oily wad1925 MTB1936 PT boat1941 torpilleur1950 1897T.B. [see T.B.D. n.]. a1912 W. T. Rogers Dict. Abbrev. (1913) 187/1 T.B.,..torpedo boat. 1925 R. H. Bacon Naval Scrap-bk. x. 144 In the 1895 manœuvres, when I was a Lieutenant of just under twelve years' seniority, I was appointed in command of No. 94 T.B. 1938 Jane's Fighting Ships 140 A number of the M.T.B.'s of the Thornycroft type are still in existence. 1977 Preston & Brown tr. Jentschura's Warships Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945 ix. 124 TBs. 1–4 were modelled by Sir Edward Reed on the RN 100ft type. They were assembled in Japan. extracted from Tn. T.B. T.B. n. Treasury Bill (cf. T-Bill n. at Initialisms 2 below). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > other promissory notes or bills warrant1433 assignmentc1460 policy1623 navy bill1679 redraft1682 tally of pro1691 bank bill1694 bank seal bill1696 chequer-bill1697 assignation1704 chequer-note1705 mint bill1707 transport debenture1707 transport-bill1710 loan-bill1722 treasury note1756 tin bill1778 treasury-bill1798 rescription1800 short bill1808 treasury-warrant1834 sight bill1853 short-paper1912 treasuries1922 T.B.1936 T.D.R.1948 T-Bill1982 1936 Financial Times 20 Nov. 1/1 3 months T.B.—£0 10 6·24 pc. 1971 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) 26 Feb. 661/1 National has about R25m of TBs on its book. extracted from Tn. T.B. T.B. n. (also t.b.) tuberculosis; T.B.-tested adj., (of an animal) tested to establish the absence of tuberculosis; also (U.S. slang), a confidence trickster (see quot. 1930). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > [noun] > tuberculosis decline1783 tubercle1795 tuberculation1822 tuberculization1823 tubercularization1839 tuberculosis1839 tuberculocele1858 white plague1860 tuberculid1868 tuberculoderma1881 white scourge1895 tubercule1901 white death1901 T.B.1912 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > confidence trickster magsman1822 confidence man1849 con artist1878 con man1889 T.B.1912 payoff man1927 pay-off1928 samfie1929 the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > free from disease > specific cleanc1384 unpaining1634 unpalsied?a1656 unhypochondriacous1683 unmortified1732 ungangrened1753 uninflameda1793 uncrippleda1800 unbilified1823 unparalysed1888 uncramped1899 T.B.-tested1951 1912 D. Lowrie My Life in Prison iv. 33 He's doin' 35 years an' has the T.B. 1921 A. Mason Flying Bo'sun ii. 19 Their mother died two years ago... The doctor said it was T.B. 1930 J. Lait Big House i. 7 A confidence (or ‘con’) man is a ‘T.B.’, (‘con’ is short and slang for consumption, and ‘T.B.’ is ditto for tuberculosis). 1932 U. Sinclair Candid Reminisc. x. 88 The old captain was ill of TB. 1942 C. Himes in Crisis Oct. 314/1 Men..of all stages of deterioration—drifters and hop-heads and tb's and beggars and bums and bindle-stiffs and big sisters. 1951 J. Cannan And All I Learned x. 180 We've our own cows, T.B. tested and so beautifully kept. 1957 ‘S. Smith’ Not Waving but Drowning 38 I lay with my young bride in my arms, A girl with t.b. 1974 M. Butterworth Man in Sopwith Camel ii. 26 They wouldn't take me 'cos I'd had a touch of TB. extracted from Tn. < n.1847 as lemmas
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